Next Polo GTi - When and what?

[ATYPIC]

The german site has pictures of 3 doors

That means absolutely diddly squat. We are not in Germany.

[readerr0r]

That means absolutely diddly squat. We are not in Germany.

Yes Germany also has a 3-door Golf GTI, Golf R, A3, and S3. None of which we get now :\

[bigfoot]

196bhp (not sure what this is in Kw)

divide hp by 1.34 = 146kw

[andrew7]

Reading articles and speaking to my local dealer, I've been told it is going to be the same twin charged engine which has been tweaked to 196bhp (not sure what this is in Kw) with the option of a manual or dsg!! I was also told it will have a similar if not the same diff as the golf.

Thought they were using a different engine? One would hope they have the oil consumption issue dealt with if they carry over the existing GTI engine.

[GUM80Y]

divide hp by 1.34 = 146kw

Thought I'd add my 2c.

I can't wait for the new one to be honest, having test driven the current 6R Polo GTI only yesterday, I can comfortably say I don't think it needs any more power. The new differential would be interesting as I did notice torque steer and the ESP warning light when putting down the power coming out of the corners.

AutoCar and a number of other sources say the power output will be bumped from 132 to 141kw and that it will be released with a 6 speed manual transmission version that should lower the RRP by $2500.

2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI: will come with a manual transmission | CarAdvice

[amazeer]

That means absolutely diddly squat. We are not in Germany.

It means diddly squat except that it means that they do exist and therefore could come here if there is a will and assuming there are some in RHD. I only see 2 cars losing sales due to a 2dr gti. The 4dr gti and the festiva. Is that a problem?

I'd love a scirocco but I struggle to see how it can make financial sense to VW and a 2 door gti does not, and a 2 door trendline even more so. Chances arent high but I'm hoping.

[amazeer]

It probably needs a couple of extra peak kW/Nm to keep pace with the current car. It will probably lose a few at the bottom end without the supercharger.

[Yaks1974]

If the power increase comes from the same 1.4 twincharger through software change only, I wonder if it would be available to the rest of us as a 'warranty friendly' factory upgrade?


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